Queen of Spain Fritillary breeds in Sussex (1 Viewer)

Butterfly Conservation has just announced that a tiny breeding colony of Queen of Spain Fritillaries has been discovered on the Sussex coast.

A female was first spotted at the site, and then later a mating pair were found.

Apparently there was a colony in Suffolk in the recent past, what are the details of this?

Great news, but due to global warming?

Sean

It's a bit of a murky situation this....see the thread here:

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=154515

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Oops. It seems its old news. In my defence though that thread should really be in the butterfly section!:eat: